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Focus on This

Goal Achievement and Your Brain: Executive Function

Jul 31, 2023
Nicole Santamaria, an occupational therapist specializing in executive functions, shares her insights on enhancing productivity through mental processes essential for achieving goals. She discusses how the Full Focus Planner plays a transformational role in supporting these skills in children and adults. Listeners will learn strategies for engaging students, the significance of accountability, and the impact of structured learning processes. Nicole also tackles misconceptions around executive functioning, emphasizing the importance of holistic understanding and support from parents and educators.
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Quick takeaways

  • Executive functioning skills are crucial for productivity and begin developing in early childhood, continuing into the mid-20s.
  • The Full Focus Planner enhances executive functioning by promoting accountability and integrating wellness practices into daily routines.

Deep dives

Introducing the Full Focus Wellness Planner

A new tool has been launched to enhance personal wellness and self-care, designed as an upgrade to the existing Full Focus Planner. This planner includes features to track important aspects of health, such as sleep, nutrition, movement, hydration, and even gratitude. Users can still maintain their usual planning routines with features like weekly and daily task tracking while integrating wellness into their planning process. The planner also includes helpful tools like a self-care planner and vision sketch, aimed at promoting overall well-being.

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